The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


His Whisky Jug With Nolasses to Fool
His Thirsty Brethren - A Large
Planter of Greene County Killed in
His Gin-Darien's Lumber Business.
GEORGIA.
Knoxville has promise of newspaper in
the near future.
The Comptroller General is busy getting
his annual report ready.
The corpse of an unknown white man
was found in the river at Macon Sunday.
T. c. Slower and Miss Lila Dapson were
married at Jesup Saturday, Rev. A. Clark
officiating.
Gov. Gordon issued an order Saturday re-
curing L. L. Black, Sheriff of Early
county, to give new bond and surety.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has
fixed the salary of Inspectors of Fertilizers at
s125 per month, dating from Oct l, in view
of the fact that they are not allowed to in
spect oil
A B. Tappan large planter, and one of
the most prominent men in Greene county,
was caught in the gearing of his mill at
White Plains Friday, and almost instantly
killed. He was quite wealthy and leaves
large family.
Capt. A. G.. Butts, Maj. w. H. Ross, Col.
c. VI. Wiley, Capt j. L. Hardeman and
II. u.
Mr.. Davis and family to Beauvoir, returned
to Macon Saturday. They report the trip
as most delightful one.
A novel mule trade was consummated at
Macon Saturday, by Messls. Davis 81 Balk
com with Crawford county man, who had
more jugs than mo ey. The firm sold him
a valuable black mule for 1871 jugs, to be
delivered in monthly installments.
Benson Timer was on trial at Danielsville
CT in oh
with giving intoxicating liquors to John
Fortson, a minor, who became drunk last
Sunday. Timer was bound over until
March court under bond of 800.
DIR. H. H johnson, of Townsville, has
just had another feather placed in his cap
by the ready disposal of his patent rubber
dam clamp. He has transferred all his
rights and claims to its use to the s. S.
White Manufacturing Company, of Phila-
delphia.
The Comptroller General received the fol-
lowing taxes Saturday: Americas, Preston
and Lumpkin railroad S947 OF; Covington
and Macon railroad 1894 50; general tax,
Richmond county $1,000; Montgomery
county $500; Putnam county $500. Total
$5,711 81.
The Ordinary, Judge A. c. Speer, has or
dered that an election be held on Nov. 81
for Tax Receiver of Sumter county. TO fill
the unexpired term of James A. Daniels,
deceased. Seven candidates are now in the
field, all good men, with several districts to
hear from.
About 2,000,0 600 feet of timber was meas
ured at the public boom at Darien during
the month of October. Quite good lot Of
timber came down to Darien during last
week, the rivers and creeks being sufficiently
high to enable the raftsmen to bring their
timber down
At Rome NJ. r. Miller, an employee of the
East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Rail
way Company, was at work In East Rome
shortly after noon Saturday repairing a car
which was standing on the track, when the
switch engine backed toward him He did
not see or hear the engine, and the engineer
did not see him. He was crushed between
the car and engine and instantly killed.
Thursday Alapaha ''"ld her municipal
election. A wrong measur ement disquali-
fed for short time one of the managers,
but a second measln e.nent of the town
seemed to place him inside the corporate
limits and the election proceeded The fol-
lowing is the result For Mayor, NJ. j. Nc
MILAN; For Aldermen, j. A. Slater w. W.
Gaskins, l. T. Giddens, DR.. j. A. Fogle and
ID. A Fulwood.
F. Linn Bell will soon take charge of
Capt. A. G. Bells old mill place. in Webster
county, which will make the fourth genera
tion of the Bell family to live and work this
old and well known place. Over sixty years
ago Capt. A. c. Bells grandmother bought
and settled on this place, and some of the
houses which she had built are there to-day.
The mill dam, which was erected some
thirty or forty years ago, is still there, and
bids fair to stand until the pond dries up.
Milledgeville Chronicle: A negro man
was seen recently TO get jug of WHISKY
out of the express office, and after sampling
the contents he put the stopper back walked
into cfsA clra fpv l.
molasses, which he smeared all over the
mouth and the sides of the jug. When
asked why he did that, he remarked: BOSS
eff de Riggers wus ter see dat jug widout
any flasses on it, | wouldn't have drap OF
dat ticker when l got home. I'm too slick
fer dem niggers.n
Four boys, ranging from IA TO II
years, and recognized as being from Ameri-
Gus, were Sc the depot at Albany a
night or two ago. One of them was sleep
ing the sleep of utter exhaustion in the
waiting room When approached by
gentleman formerly from that city, they
stated that they had run away from home,
were looking for seven others to join them,
and intended to tramp through Florida To
use their language, "they had painted the
town red, and then ran away.
At Atlanta Saturday Miss Willie Giles, Of
Gainesville, who has been confined in the
Fulton county Jail for month or more on
the charge of infanticide, was admitted to
bail and allowed to return to her home in
Gainesville Her bond was fixed at $500 and
her bondsmen qualified to be worth $500, 900.
She was arrested in Buckhead district
about a month ago, and since her
arrest has been a guest in the Fulton
county prison. She will return to Atlanta
in about two weeks, when her case will be
called for trial.
= Bradley, on the Augusta and Knoxville
road, was thrown into excitement Saturday
caused by some misunderstanding in which
pistols and knives were called in as arbiters,
The occasion of the row could not be learned,
neither the extent of injuries inflicted on
the contending parties, but a telegraphic
message was received at the railroad office
at Augusta saying that the operator there,
Mr., E. p. Lipscomb, had been shot and ask
ing that some one be sent in his place. In
quiries from parties arriving on the train
failed to elicit further information.
The Womans Missionary Association of
the Methodist Episcopal church embraces
1890 members About fifty lay delegates
convened at Albany Friday night at
the Methodist church The President Mrs.
K. s. Walker, of Savannah, was absent,
owing to her husbands Illness but her adj
dress was read by Mrs. j. d. Cobb, of